Chick feeder



Feb. 1, 1927.

- Walter Elmmn.

W. ELLMAN Feca. 1 1927.

CHICK FEEDER Filed May 28, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

Petented Feb. 1, 1927.

UN'1T ED STATE S WALTER ELLMAN, OF NORTH BRANCBI, NEW YORK.

Applicacon filed May 28,

This invention relates to anmal husbandry and has special reference to achick i'eeder.

More particularly the invention relzrtes to improvements in the feedersbown end descrbed in my prior Patent No. 1,576,419, issued December 29,1925.

One important object of the invention is to improve the genera1oonstructon of devices of this character.

A second important obj ect of the invention is to provide a device ofthis description huving nove 1neans to regulate che size 01 the feedopenings so that tbe chie-ks may not c1i1nb or fall into the food in theeeder end drown, che eeder being intended for liquid 1eec1 such as sour1nilk feed although ii: may also be used for solid feed.

VVith the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafterapparent, che nvention consists in general of certain nove1 detai1s ofrfconstruction and combinations of parte hereinafter fully described,illustratecl in the accompanying drawings end specifically clai1ned.

In the accompanying dravvings 1ike characters of reference indicate 1ikeparts in che several views, end:

Figure 1 is a top p1an view of the feeder.

Figure 2 is a side ele vation thereof.

Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is asection on the line 4-4- of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail showing a modfied form of guard plate.

Figure 6 is a detail of a second modifica tion of the guard plate.

In the present embodiment the feeder is provided with a. bottorn havinga central V-shaped portion 10 running from end to end of the feeder andfrom the lateral edges of this portion extend narrow horizontal baseportions 11.- 'lhe outer edge of each base portion is provided with anupward- 1y end outwardly extending flange 12 -forming one of the sidesof' the feeder. At each end of the feeder is en end plate 13 having ahorizontal bottone edge end lower side edges conforming to theinclination of the feecler sides. The upper side edges of these endplatee are vertical as at 13 and from the tops 01": these portionsextend inclined top edges 14 connected at the top by a horzontal topedge portion provided with un outward- 1y extending flange 15. Thefeeder thus forme a double trough.

1926. Serial No. 112,347.

On the upper portions oithese edges-l4. resi; the side portions ofwV-sbapeclflxed top 16 which is held in position by wires 17 passingbeneath the flanges 15 2nd having their ends extending through the topend bent over as shown. The portions of the top close to its 1ateraledges are free from tbe end platee: and resting on edges 14 of the endpates are gauge platee 18 wbich slide beneath the free edge portions 01the top and have at each end a downwardly extending flange 19 which lapsover the respective end plete. Each of these flunges is provided with aslot 20 through which passes a bo1t 21 carryinp; a butterfly nut 22 bywhich (be respective guuge plutes may be secured in acjusted positon.The inner edge of each gauge plate is stiffened by a downwardlyextending flange 23 and the outer edge may either be plain or may beprovided with a downwardly extending flange 21 having r.otches 25 in itslower edge as in Figure 5 or openings 26 as in Figure 6. These gaugeplatee are adjustable so that the size of the :feed opening or openingsmay be made to suit the size of the chicks end thus the larger I"0Wlprevented ro1n robbing che feeder.

Running longitudinally of the ridge of the top is a guard plate 27 whichis secured to the top by fasteners 28 in such manner that it is normallyheld in a horizontal position but is freely tiltable laterally. Thispate preferably has down turned side edges 29. When a fowl lights on theplate which is of proper widtb for the purpose, it cannot grasp theplate with its feet and, the plate tilting, che 'OW1 slips ofl'. Thisprevents roosting of fowl on the feeder.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflcient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specfied.

Itis obvious that minor changes may be made in the form end constructionof the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. Itis not, therefore, desired to confine che nvention to che exact for1nbere-in sbown end described, but it is desired 110 include a11 such asproperly come witbin che scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is clainued as new, is:

1. A chick feeder having a trough like body provided with ends havingtop edges inclined. upvvardly toward the center, a V- shaped top restingon the upper parts of said inclined top edges end having its edgeportions free from sad inclned edge, gaugc plates resting on said nclnededges and adjustably slidable beneath the free portions of the top, andmeans to secure the gauxge p]ates in adjusted poston.

2. A chick feeder havng a trough like body provded wth ends havng topedges inclined upwardly toward the center, a V- shaped top resting onthe upper parts of sad inch'ned top edges and having ts eclge portionsfree frorn sad inclined edge, gauge plates resting on said nclned edgesand adjustably slidable beneath the free portions of che top, downturned flanges at the ends of the gauge plateg lapping over the ends andeach provided wth a slot, bolts carrfed by said ends and exten dingthrough saicl slots, and clampng nuts on said bo1ts.

In testmony whereof I aflx my sigmature.

WALTER ELLMAN.

